Section 7: Married woman may take legal proceedings

7. Married woman may take legal proceedings. A married woman may maintain a suit in her own name for the recovery of property of any description which by force of the said 5[Succession Act, 1925 (XXXIX of 1925)] or of this Act, is her separate property and she shall have, in her own name, the same remedies, both civil and criminal, against all persons, for the protection and security of such property, as if she were unmarried, and she shall be liable to such suits, processes and orders in respect of such property as she would be liable to if she were unmarried.

Effective date: 1874-02-24

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